NWA World's Title Defense Announced For All Japan Pro Wrestling 'Super Power Series 2024'

All Japan Pro Wrestling Super Power Series 2024 to Ignite Korakuen Hall, Including Thrilling NWA World Heavyweight Championship Match

NWA World’s Heavyweight Champion EC3 makes his All Japan Pro Wrestling debut May 29 at AJPW Super Power Series 2024.

The National Wrestling Alliance, NWA President William Patrick Corgan and All Japan Pro Wrestling (AJPW) announce a monumental addition to AJPW’s upcoming Super Power Series 2024 event. NWA World’s Heavyweight champion EC3 will defend the prestigious title against AJPW’s Ryuki Honda at this adrenaline-fueled spectacle set for May 29 at the legendary Korakuen Hall.

Already a world-traveled superstar, EC3 captured “The Ten Pounds of Gold” in August 2023 at NWA 75. However, the reigning World’s Heavyweight champion makes his AJPW debut against Honda at Super Power Series 2024.

“I plan to do great things, have great honor, have great respect for the fans of Japan,” said a “happy, gleeful, excited” EC3 of the defense, “Because ‘The Overman’ is over in Japan.”

Widely considered one of Japan’s fastest rising talents, Honda is a former AJPW tag team champion. Should he defeat EC3, he will etch his name alongside Japanese legends like Giant Baba, Tatsumi Fujinama, Masahiro Chono and The Great Muta, all of whom won the NWA World’s Heavyweight championship in “The Land of the Rising Sun.”

This historic moment came with assistance from Dory Funk, Jr., one of the most revered NWA World’s champions in history. Proudly holding the championship for a landmark four-and-a-half years starting in 1969, Funk helped negotiate the Weds., May 29 defense by current title-holder EC3.

Watch history unfold at Super Power Series 2024, as two titans clash in an epic battle for supremacy, vying for the most coveted title in professional wrestling. Stay tuned as the anticipation builds, with the match card unveiled soon.

Join AJPW and the NWA for an unforgettable evening of raw power, athleticism, and pure excitement. Super Power Series 2024 promises to leave an indelible mark on the annals of wrestling history!